Improvement in lamp-shades



A. COMBS.

Lamp-Shade.

Patent'ed Aug. 27, 1872.

INVENTOSR.

WITNESSES.

UNITED STATES ABEL OOMBS, OF BURLINGAME, KANSAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAMP-SHADES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 130,899, dated August27, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABEL COMES, of Burlingame, in the county of Osageand State of Kansas, have invented a new and valuable Improvement inLamp-Shades; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the annexed drawing making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

Figure l of the drawing is a representation of a perspective view of myshade. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same.

This invention has relation to lamp-shades for lamps andgas-burners andthe novelty consists in coating or covering the perforated metallicshade with varnish or any other transparent material in such a manner asto fill the perforations, thereby preserving the draft and softening thelight, as herein after mentioned.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents a metallic shade provided witha number of perforations, a, passing through it to form a gauze, whosefineness may be increased or diminished, according to requirement.

The metal is first stamped and perforated, then cut out in the properform, whereupon the end or joints of the pattern are united by rivets orother means. The inner surface may then be covered with any reflectingmaterial to increase the illumination. Then the shade and perforationsare coated and covered with a solution of transparent orsemi-transparent varnish, or any other solution which will not beaffected by heat. Thus the perforations are closed, and, at the sametime, they will be translucent, the peculiar effect of the filledperforations being a dispersion of the rays of light, so that the rayswill intersect in a manner to destroy the shadow of the reflector andproduce a soft uniform light on objects beyond the shade. The light ofthe lamp is reflected from the under surface of the shade with greaterpower than from the ordinary paper shades, while the transparentperforations allow asufiicient amount of light to pass through torelieve the sombre aspect of the room.

In this respect it will be seen that shades constructed on this plan arecapable of transmitting and reflecting light, and they cannot easily bedestroyed by heat-or accident.

This shade, though very cheap,'is both light and durable, and can bekept clean with ease.

What I claim as new is The perforated metallic lamp-shade hereindescribed, coated with translucent varnish, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereuntosubscribed my name inthe presence of two witnesses.

ABEL COMES.

Witnesses Lours S. TURNER, 9 ROBERT A. Brsnor.

